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Services

WSHD Indigent Care Assistance Program (ICAP) provides assistance with inpatient services at Riceland Medical Center in Winnie, Texas.

Program Eligibility

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Application for program

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Policies and Procedures

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Winnie Stowell Hospital District helps cover basic services. Any questions can be directed to our office and we will be happy to assist you.

As a provider of healthcare services to the District’s needy inhabitants, the WSHD is the payor of last resort pursuant to Section 61.060(c) of the Health and Safety Code (i.e. Indigent Healthcare Act) and is not liable for payment or assistance to an eligible resident in the hospital’s service area if any other public or private source of payment is available. If another source of payment does not adequately cover a health care service a public hospital provides to an eligible resident of the hospital’s service area, the District shall pay for or provide the health care service for which other payment is not available.

For more detail on the services provided to the District’s Indigent, please see the District’s Indigent Care Policy and Procedures.

Physician Services
Physician services include services ordered and performed by a physician that are within the scope of practice of their profession as defined by state law and within the District’s policy Guidelines.
Annual Physical Examinations
Annual physical examinations once per calendar year by a physician or a physician assistant. Associated testing, such as mammograms, can be covered with a physician referral.
Immunizations
Immunizations when appropriate.
Medical screening
Medical screening services include blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screening.
Laboratory and X-ray services
Laboratory and x-ray services ordered and provided under the personal supervision of a physician in a setting other than a hospital (inpatient or outpatient).
Family Planning
Family planning services or preventive health care services that assist an individual in controlling fertility and achieving optimal reproductive and general health.
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
In certain circumstances, medically necessary Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) services ordered by a physician, and provided in a SNF that provides daily services on an inpatient basis is available.
Prescriptions
Prescription service includes three prescription medications per month regardless of their cost or up to $150.00 per month in prescription fees if the number of prescriptions exceed three. New and refilled prescriptions count equally toward this three prescription drugs per month total. Drugs must be prescribed by a physician or other practitioner within the scope of practice under law. WSHD shall provide prescription medications purchased from contract providers within the boundaries of WSHD.
Rural Health Clinic
Services provided by a Rural Health Clinic inside the District must be provided in a freestanding or hospital-based rural health clinic by a physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice nurse, or a visiting nurse.
Inpatient Hospital Services
Medically necessary inpatient hospital services provided in an acute care hospital to hospital inpatients, by or under the direction of a physician, and for the care and treatment of patients.
Outpatient Hospital Services
Medically necessary Outpatient hospital services must be and provided in an acute care hospital to hospital outpatients, by or under the direction of a physician, and must be diagnostic, therapeutic, or rehabilitative. Outpatient hospital services include hospital-based ambulatory surgical center (HASC) services.

CONTACT

Winnie Stowell
Hospital District
Office

(409) 296-1003

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1997
Winnie, Texas 77665
Physical Address:
520 Broadway
Winnie, Texas 77665

Indigent Care Hours
8AM-2PM